44 h. ago The power of negative thinking: Why ancient stoicism is a popular tool for modern living

Small acts like sleeping without the fan and leaving your phone at home can help us tackle life’s bigger challenges.

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68 h. ago Black market for DIY transgender drugs sparks health warning

Getting hormones without a doctor’s prescription is increasingly popular – but doctors warn the practice is illegal and not safe.

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3 d. ago ‘South Bank 2.0’ was called a white elephant. The new plan has its critics too

The once-popular proposal to transform the former glass manufacturing site into South Bank 2.0 appears to be dead in the water.

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3 d. ago Road rage victim's ashes in court ahead of killers sentencing

The family of Rhyce Harding arrived at court with the 27-year-old’s ashes, awaiting the sentencing of the man who killed him in a 2024 road rage incident.

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3 d. ago ‘Not just a place of transaction’: Melbourne’s most popular shopping strips revealed

A surprising new champion of Melbourne’s high streets has emerged after near-historic high vacancy rates.

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5 d. ago Teddy Swims takes Sydney to ‘heavenly high’ in pyrotechnic soul spectacular

The breakout YouTube star delivered a five-star show in his first Australian tour stop, a week-and-a-half after winning hearts at the NRL Grand Final.

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5 d. ago CBD fake gun accused was on bail for car theft during alleged carjackings, court told

A man accused of pointing an imitation gun at strangers during a string of carjackings apologised to one victim for ruining their day and offered to buy another a Lamborghini, a court has heard.

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5 d. ago How a grisly TV show put these beautiful, remote islands on the map

Scotland’s Shetland Islands have a unique, windswept beauty that has little in common with the popular BBC crime series.

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7 d. ago We moved to a suburb with a bad rep. Then we forgot to lock the house and car

My suburb is well known, but not for the right reasons. YouTubers and TikTokers often visit to film content with titles like: “Inside Melbourne’s most dangerous suburb”.

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8 d. ago Tensions flare in seaside suburb over ‘Bondi Icebergs’ proposal

Over seven years, the Williamstown life saving club has gone through three rounds of redevelopment plans, and the neighbourhood is once again divided over the $14.5 million project.

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8 d. ago Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins ‘stabbed to death’ in prison

The former musician was serving a 29-year sentence for a series of serious child sex offences before the attack, which was described as “shocking, even by prison standards”.

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9 d. ago Second Gold Coast drowning in two weeks as man pulled from water at popular beach

A man has died after being pulled unconscious from the water of a popular Gold Coast beach.

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9 d. ago A fan sent me a mysterious bottle of oil. Will I look like Brad Pitt by Cup Day?

A letter from a reader contained one of the most touching and funniest sentences I’ve ever read – and a bottle of Wonder Oil.

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1 week ago Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai wins Nobel Prize in literature

Krasznahorkai, 71, previously won the 2015 Man Booker International Prize, and is known for his novels often unfolding in single sentences.

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1 week ago Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai wins Nobel Prize in literature

Krasznahorkai, 71, previously won the 2015 Man Booker International Prize, and is known for his novels often unfolding in single sentences.

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1 week ago Judge ‘erred’ when handing down Patterson sentence: prosecutors

Prosecutors said the judge handed down an “inappropriate” sentence to mushroom killer Erin Patterson.

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1 week ago Prosecution calls for life without parole for Erin Patterson in appeal bid

The DPP is seeking a harsher sentence for Patterson, saying 33 years in prison was “manifestly inadequate” for the murders of three people and attempted murder of a fourth.

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1 week ago Perth doctor narrowly avoids jail for a second time after forging GP letter

Phillip Meyerkort was on a suspended sentence for similar offending when he used a fake GP letter to try and get a passport for his daughter.

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1 week ago If there’s one thing better than Tim Tams, it’s this fudgy chocolate slice

Reinvent one of Australia’s most popular biscuits with this simple treat that’s perfect with a cup of tea or coffee.

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1 week ago ‘Department of Revenge’: Bondi accused of turning office into weapon for Trump as troops land in Chicago

As National Guard troops gathered outside Chicago on the president’s orders, his attorney-general clashed with Democrat senators during a fiery four-hour hearing in Washington.

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